# Incident 20220118001619I: Cessna 310J, Columbus, IN, January 18, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2022, 13:53 local time
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Columbus
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2619° N, 85.8963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBUS MUNI (BAK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2619&lon=-85.8963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3195L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3195L-2025-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220118001619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JANUARY 18, 2022 AT APROXIMATELY 1353 EASTERN TIME, A CESSNA 310 REPORTED A NOSE LANDING GEAR PROBLEM TO THE COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TOWER (BAK). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GREENWOOD AIRPORT (KHFY) FOR AN AIRCRAFT FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT.  DURING TAKE-OFF, THE PILOTS HEARD A LOUD BANG AND CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO ALTITUDE.  AT ALTITUDE, SUSPECTING ISSUES WITH THE LANDING GEAR, THEY PROCEEDED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM USING THE AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.  UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION, THE PILOTS CONTACTED THE COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TOWER (KBAK), NOTIFIED THEM OF A PROBABLE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION AND REQUESTED A LOW FLIGHT PASS.  THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED.  THE PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WERE CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14.  DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, BOTH ENGINES AND PROPELLERS.  NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N3195L (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890407014789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407014789I), Apr 7, 1989: Cessna 310J (N3195L), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. During landing rollout right gear collapsed and left one partially collapsed. No evidence of gear failure.
- [Accident 19860718034519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718034519A), Jul 18, 1986: Cessna 310J (N3195L), Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway with application of power during touch and go.
- [Accident 19740420021219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420021219A), Apr 20, 1974: Cessna 310J (N3195L), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel line not properly torqued

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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